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Chicken Tikka Biryani

Brief Description

Learn how to make a very unique and an absolute delicacy chicken tikka biryani by following these easy steps.

Preparation Time

20 mins

Cooking Time

30 mins

Serves

4

Ingredients for Chicken Tikka Biryani

For Marination

500g chicken

2 tbsp yoghurt

1 tbsp green paste

2 tbsp tikka masala

1 tbsp fried and crushed onions

1 tsp crushed red chilies

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp oil

For Gravy

4 tbsp oil

1 medium onion

1 medium tomato

1 tsp red chili powder

4 tbsp yoghurt

For Rice

500g rice

1 cardamom

1 tsp jeera

4-5 cloves

How to make Chicken Tikka Biryani

Marinate the chicken in the mixture of marinating ingredients and leave for 2-3 hours. After that cook the chicken with whole marinated mixture on a tawa for 10-12 minutes.

Heat some oil for gravy. Add in the masalas, yoghurt and salt to taste. Once you see oil separating from the masala add chicken tikka pieces and cook for 4-5 minutes on medium flames.

Boil the rice with cardamom, jeera, cloves and salt. But once they are 80% done, drain the water out of them. Add the rice to chicken gravy and cover the lid and cook on very low flames for 15-20 minutes.

Chicken tikka biryani is ready to be served.

Chicken Tikka Biryani

Some Useful Tips

You can ensure the longevity of your ginger, garlic and chilies paste by adding a tsp of oil into it. That will increase the amount of time you can refrigerate the paste for.